New Woody Wagon

[rovers90]

Well, after 7 years, 132k miles, two snapped timing belts, many thousands of logs and a few adventures I decided it was time to change my 2007 Ford Ranger Super Cab for something a bit newer - and found a very clean 2015 Isuzu D-Max Extended Cab with 25,400 miles on the clock. The body style suits my lifestyle and the uses I put the truck to. 

 

After a few weeks of ownership:

 

Good points:

Very comfortable and pleasant to drive

More power and torque

Obviously suspension is a lot newer but it is a very smooth ride

Larger pick up bed

Larger area behind the seats

 

Not so good points:

High harshness, vibration and noise levels (Ranger was as quiet as a petrol engine!)

Basic spec - no electric mirrors, no remote central locking and a radio thats slotted in to the dash rather than being part of the dash (have had all thses on the vehicles I have had over the last 11 years so they are a miss)

Larger pick up bed - got to watch how many logs I put in!!

It is very white!!!

[Woodworks]

Watch your oil levels as they can rise when doing lots of short trips like log deliveries.  

[aspenarb]

My eldest nipper bought one, I hooked it up to my IW trailer and only got a mile up the road before I turned it around and swapped it for my kennel. I have never experienced a truck thats as rough to drive with a trailer up its chuff, they need to supply them with a neck brace. Way too much truck behind the rear axle, great when empty though.

 

Bob